A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

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A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

Let's see. hmmm. A gay teen was killed in the UK by having tanning oil poured on him and then set afire. So we are gonna worry about the killer and only give him 3 1/2 years for the murder because the killer was deeply and significantly affected by what he has done and the tragic consequences that ensued.
So, just go out and kill someone and then start crying and saying how tragic. It wasn't a hate crime, yeah right. Let's just bully him and maybe we can get 3 1/2 years. No problem.
Britain's laws are getting just like Florida.

A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

The BBC reports that 20-year-old Jordan Sheard has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail for the death of Steven Simpson after pleading guilty to manslaughter charges. Simpson, 18, died one day after sustaining "significant burns" in June 2012, according to the report.

Simpson had Asperger's syndrome, a speech impairment and epilepsy, the Yorkshire Post noted. The teen had reportedly been dared to strip down to his underpants before being doused in tanning oil, after which Sheard set him aflame at the party. Other reports said that anti-gay messages, including "gay boy" and "I love d*ck," had been found scrawled across Simpson's body.

Last edited by White Eagle; March 24th, 2013 at 01:54 PM.
Reason: Had to add a "he" in one sentence

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Re: A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

Wow, I don't understand how the charge wasn't upgraded to premeditated murder, or murder 1. Manslaughter? Yet I am ignorant of UK laws and not read on the entire case. It sounds like torture and insane to give such a light sentence for such inhumane torture.

Re: A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

Originally Posted by White Eagle

Let's see. hmmm. A gay teen was killed in the UK by having tanning oil poured on him and then set afire. So we are gonna worry about the killer and only give him 3 1/2 years for the murder because the killer was deeply and significantly affected by what he has done and the tragic consequences that ensued.
So, just go out and kill someone and then start crying and saying how tragic. It wasn't a hate crime, yeah right. Let's just bully him and maybe we can get 3 1/2 years. No problem.
Britain's laws are getting just like Florida.

Of course to them killing a gay person is not a big deal because the perpetrator felt "sorry" for what he did. If this was any other group being murdered the killers crocodile tears would not matter but since it is a gay person it is not a big deal. Hell I am sure the anti gay Brits probably felt that the gay person caused the killer to do what he did based on the whole gay panic idea.

Re: A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

A number of local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates said they believed Sheard's prison term to be too lenient, but prosecuting attorney Tim Warburton nonetheless told The Star that the sentence was "within the range of what would be expected had it been considered a hate crime," and that it would not be appealed.

"This was a cruel case of bullying based on Steven’s sexuality and disability," Warburton is quoted as saying. "While we accept Jordan did not intend to kill Steven, his actions did lead to his death."

How do you not intend to kill someone by setting him on fire? Sounds like the Crown needs their head examined.

Re: A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

A number of local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates said they believed Sheard's prison term to be too lenient, but prosecuting attorney Tim Warburton nonetheless told The Star that the sentence was "within the range of what would be expected had it been considered a hate crime," and that it would not be appealed.

Anders Breivik in Norway got 21 years for killing 77 people. So, I guess 3.5 yrs. for killing one person is commensurate with European standards.

Re: A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire.

Come on UK, Let us hear what you are thinking about this. We see it here all the time. What's going on over there.
Please understand that I'm not looking for some undesirable quotes. I love the UK and all of their commonwealths.
My grandfather was British at one time.

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